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Could Gisele Bundchen Become The First Billionaire Supermodel? Signs Point To Yes

Gisele Bundchen may have just snagged the top spot as the world's highest-paid supermodel for the seventh year running, but it turns out that's only the tip of the iceberg. According to Forbes, who compiles the list annually, she's poised to become a b-b-b-billionaire in her lifetime.

The Brazilian supermodel doesn't just serve as the face of campaigns for H&M, Christian Dior, and Pantene--she's also built an enormous empire selling flip flops, cosmetics, and a line of jewelry. Though as Forbes tells it, she still hasn't even seen a fraction of her earning potential: "But Gisele’s biggest potential money-maker is yet to come. Eyeing Brazil’s growing women’s wear market (the sector’s earnings surged by 22% to $3.45 billion last year, according to ABIT, the Brazilian national association of textile industries), last May Gisele launched her own lingerie company in a joint venture with Hope (Brazil’s version of Victoria’s Secret), where she’s already a spokeswoman. Instead of licensing her name to the company, like most celebrities do, she created her own brand, Gisele Bundchen Brazilian Intimates, which since last week is being sold exclusively at Hope’s stores (the company operates a network of 61 owned stores and over one thousand sales points). She’ll also own a stake in the company, a savvy move few celebrities make. According to a recent report in Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, Gisele could add as much as R$ 30 million ($19 million) per year to her estimated $45 million annual income."

Add to that the fact that she's already earned $250 million by their estimates and has made a slew of smart real estate investments, and she just may be poised to become the world's first billionaire supermodel.

Kind of amazing what a great pair of legs and a killer head of hair can do, isn't it? Do you dolls think that Gisele deserves the distinction of the first-ever billionaire supermodel? What do you think Kate Moss and Cindy Crawford think of all this?? Discuss!